Sick

Sick.

Nothing special.  Nasty colds.  I even took Adam to the doctor yesterday, something I rarely do, because he told me several days in a row his ear hurt.  My kids have never had an ear infection before, but I had them as a kid and they can be really painful.  Fortunately, the doctor said he just had some extra fluid in it as he has a cold.  Today, Adam is much better...five days after he started acting sick and since has gotten the rest of the family sick.  He brought a lot home last year, but I was hoping we'd be ore immune now.  Adam was home yesterday and both kids today.  I almost took him in, but he tossed his cookies at the breakfast table after I gave him some kids' Tylenol.  And when Todd had to run home to fix a fuse, he said he was getting sick.  He was the last one standing.  I felt it coming on Saturday while I was at my cousin's wedding.  Poor Ellie was grumpy that day, too and I think she was probably coming down with it.  Abbey actually fell asleep on my lap this morning and this was her this afternoon.  I put her back to bed amidst much tears, which told me she needed it.  I was surprised she was so sick today because last night, she had that wild I'm getting better bouncing off the walls thing going.

 The last two nights have been difficult.  Ellie has her first cold and has not liked to be put down.  I finally gave her some Tylenol today after talking to the doctor yesterday.  She has been napping a lot.  I put her down so I could use the bathroom and I came back and she was passed out, snuggled under her blanket.  I have had little sleep and it makes the cold harder to deal with.  One of the hardest times of being a Mom is when I'm sick and my kids are sick.  I want to crawl under a rock and I can't.  Ellie cried a lot both nights and with our current sleeping arrangement, she kept Todd up, too.  Abbey got up both nights crying as well.  I feel really bad for her, because she's pathetic sick.  The others never got this pathetic.

 But then, when I'm feeling drained and sorry for myself and for my kids.  I check on Ellie and she curls her fingers around mine.  OK, I can deal with this.